I've just read a book called Egyptian Woman by Hilary Wilson. It's a novel set in the time of Ramesses II and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I don't get much time to read but this one was well worth it. I bought it at our local Ancient Egyptian Centre._________________

I just finished "Rape Of The Nile" and really recommend it to everyone. It is a real eye-opener, telling of how "collectors", with the help of several well-known Egyptologists, looted Egyptian sites. It goes into quite a bit of detail concerning Budge and his views on Egyptian history. Plus the real story concerning Budge and the Papyrus of Ani.
It destroys a lot of pre-conceived ideas!

Product Description
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past; mummy traders; leisured antiquarians; major European museums; Giovanni Belzoni, a circus strongman who removed more antiquities than Napoleon's armies; shrewd consuls and ruthless pashas; and archaeologists such Sir Flinders Petrie who changed the course of Egyptology.

This is the first thoroughly revised edition of The Rape of the Nile - Fagan's classic account of the cavalcade of archaeologists, thieves, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since ancient times. Featured in this edition are new accounts of stunning recent discoveries, including the Royal Tombs of Tanis, the Valley of Golden Mummies at Bahariya, the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses, and the sunken city of Alexandria (whose lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Fagan concludes with a clear-eyed assessment of the impact of modern mass tourism on archaeological sites and artifacts.